Israel will investigate a newspaper report that an Arab official is willing to sell information about the burial places of three Israeli soldiers missing in action in Lebanon since 1982, Israel’s deputy defense minister said. At the same time, Ephraim Sneh warned that many people are willing to try to exploit the tragedy for money.
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